How could you not love Campbell Soup's classic 1998 Christmas commercial?Screenshot

A good commercial should accomplish two things: stick in consumers’ minds, and get them to buy your product.

But come holiday time, a third factor is added — reducing that consumer to tears that he’ll never live down.

Enter the array of corny, old-fashioned Christmastime commercials.

Sure, some will call them maudlin and cloying — but this time of year that’s just the way we like it. Take a look at our five favorites:

Folgers Coffee

Even if you don’t even drink coffee, you can’t help but weep at this tearjerker by the coffee brand, whose Christmas commercials have been running — along with the waterworks — since the ’80s.

Appropriately titled “Peter Comes Home for Christmas,” dashing college student Peter returns home for break and starts grinding out that early-morning Folgers cup of coffee (perhaps trying to sober up after some wild nights on campus).

Long embraces ensue, and so do the tears — classic.

Coca-Cola

Showing how Coke illuminates our very world! Circa 1997, it retains an innocence and beguiling quality that brilliantly encapsulates this magical time of year. Remember, when you think Christmas, think high fructose corn syrup.

Hershey’s

Is there anything more charming than musical Hershey’s Kisses? They’re synchronized bells belting out the tune to “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” — sprinkled with levity and just the right amount of Christmas cheer. This 1989 original has enjoyed air time every season since — proving some things never go out of style.

Honey Nut Cheerios

The seminal commercial proving that Christmas (with a little help from a busy bee) can soften even the grumpiest Scrooge: “Did you say honey and nuts?” says the softened windbag. This late-’80s gem was the original — and most beloved — in a long line of watered-down follow-ups.

Campbell’s soup

Plenty of soup for you! To the backdrop of “Let It Snow,” a frozen snow man seeks refuge in the warm, cozy embrace of home. One piping hot cup of staple chicken noodle — sodium, be damned! — returns Mom’s precious youngster to his full splendor in this 1998 classic, which still makes us all melt.